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Don Ungaro, president of the Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia (IBABC) for the 2002/3 term remarks, “as for the challenges ahead, there’s certainly going to be some”. Ungaro delivered his presidential speech at the associations annual general meeting and conference which recently took place in Whistler, B.C. At the top of IBABC’s concern list […]
July 31, 2002
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A bill introduced in Ontario’s legislature to create standard for the collision repair industry is receiving support from the association representing the province’s car dealers. In a press release, the Ontario Automobile Dealers Association (OADA), says the Collision Repair Standards Act, 2002, introduced by MPP Frank Klees will help protect consumers and the environment. The […]
By Canadian Underwriter | July 8, 2002
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The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is urging the New Brunswick provincial government to introduce auto product reform as lack of standard insurance within the province reaches a critical stage. The IBC has provided a new submission to the provincial government’s “select committee” which was recently appointed to investigate the “auto insurance crisis” within the […]
June 30, 2002
Some alarming statistics are coming out of Atlantic Canada on bodily injury claims. The costs of these claims are out of control and have resulted in a call by industry for an overhaul of the system.
April 30, 2002
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Enterprise Rent-a-Car hosted its Big “E”vent recently at the Toronto Marriott Eaton Center, with donations to the Toronto Food Bank. From left to right, Jill Lane, Tom Dahlin and Darrin Nikolaus of Enterprise donned their zoot suits to welcome guests to an evening set in the swinging 1940s and featuring well-known swing band Big Rude […]
Collision repair chain CARSTAR Canada announces the purchase of its Durham operation in Oshawa, ON. The acquisition comes following the passing of former franchise owner Bernie Hurst, who died in a car accident last fall. The Durham CARSTAR acquisition means that there are now 11 corporate stores nationwide.
March 31, 2002
There is little chance that Newfoundland will follow through on its proposal to limit tort claims as a means to reducing the cost of auto insurance in that province, after a recent study revealed opposition to the plan. Tort reform is just one of 51 changes proposed by Minister of Government Services and Lands Walter […]
By Canadian Underwriter | March 11, 2002
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The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) was recently honored for its one-hour documentary “Stolen to Order”, which won the 2001 Silver World Medal at the New York Festivals Television Programming and Promotion Competition. The feature on auto theft was hosted by Peter Kent and televised last year on Global Television Network. “Auto theft costs Canadians […]
February 28, 2002
I would not want to be the CEO of an insurance company. Aside from traveling first class, CEOs have few luxuries. They face a dizzying array of problems with an equally large number of potential solutions from which to choose. Constant top and bottom-line pressures, seemingly uncontrollable, make the task of running an insurance company […]
January 31, 2002
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Adjusters, their suppliers, clients and special guests met at the Metro Convention Center in Toronto recently for the Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association annual Christmas Party (see photos below, courtesy Stephanie Lake Photography). The event was also a chance to welcome new OIAA president Louise Rivett. The OIAA next meets for its Claims 2002 conference, February […]
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